Steaming brush



Aug. 30, 1927.

. 1,641,037 l. KIRSCHENBAUM STEAMING BRUSH Filed Jan.1l, 1927 INVENTOB Ywlmesses I mc/mso/ifn/Mau ATTORNEY Patented ug. 30, 1927.

ISAAC KIRSCHE'NBAUM, GF KNEW' BRUNSl/VICK, VNEW' JERSEY.

\ Sinni-initiev BRUSH.

Application led January 11, 1927. Sera-1 No. 160,439'.

This invention relates to brushes employed in clothing or tailoringestablishments for brurshii-ig the cloth or garmentsr and` comprehends1means associated with the brush for projecting jets ef steam through theb-ristles andy onto the surface being brushed.V

At the present time itis the common practiceto project onto the surfaceof the cloth or garments, a, jetaof steam and employ a separate. brushfor the brushing operation. This system or methodhas a numberofdisadvantages andobjectionable features and in order to overcome thesaine the presentA invention aims to provi-de a combined brush andsteaming-apparatus whereby the steaming and brushing operations aregreatly facilitated. v

IThe invention furthermore comprehends a steaming brush provided withmeans for preventing an excessive wetting of the cloth or garments byremoving and absorbing the water of condensation from the steam prior toits application to the surfaces being brushed.V

Other objectsreside in the simplicit. -of the construction, the economywith wiich the same may be produced and operated, and the generaletliciency derived therefrom.

lVith the above recited and other objects in view, reference is had tothe following specification and accompanying drawings in which there isexhibited certain examples or embodiments of the invention which are inno way intended as limitations upon the scope of the appended claims asit is to be clearly understood that variations and modifications whichproperly fall within the scope of said claims may be resorted to whenfound expedient.

In the drawings- Figure 1 isa longitudinal sectional view through thesteaming brush; Y

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view therethrough taken approximatelyVon. the line 2 2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view taken ap proximately on the line 3 3 ofFig. 2.

Fig. 4l is a fragmentary detail view of a modified adaptation of theinvention.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, 10 designates abrush head which is formed with a recess 11 on its under side and whichmay be provided with a manipulating handle 12 on its upper side. A coverplate 13 is attached to the under side which also constitutes asupport'forl the' bristles 1l. A guard element 15 having a. centralopening 16 conforming substantially'Y to the size and shape ofthe recess11, is interposed between the cover plate 13 and the brushhead 10, andis preferably of rubber or. any other suitable material to serve as agasket or sealing element between the con'-V i'rcnting faces of thecover plate 13 and the brush head. The guard element is ofV a. size toproject appreciably beyond the sides and ends of the brush head. Anozzle 17 extends through the brush head 10 and communicateswith therecess 11 and said nozzleisprovided with an oll'set outer end 18 whichis connected with a flexible conduit 19,- which conduit is inf turnconnected with a sourceof steam supply.. Between' the offset end 18 andthe outlet end of thenozzle, an outlet pipe 20 depends and is connectedwith a condensate conduit 21 which conduit is preferably bound tothesteam conduit 19. The cover plate 13 is formed with a plurality of ports22 which are adapted to discharge steam through the bristles from thebase of the same. lVithin the recess 11, a suitable absorbent material23 is positioned to further assist in removing from the steam the waterof condensation.

In use and operation, the steam supplied through the conduit 19 isprevented by the offset 18 from directly entering the recess 11`so thatwater f condensation produced in the conduit 19 will be partiallydischarged through the outlet 2O into the condensate conduit 21. Thecondensate which is introduced into the recess 11, will be furtherpartially absorbed by the absorbent material 23 so that the steam whichis finally projected through the ports 22 and through the bristles ontothe surface of t-he cloth being brushed, will be fairly free of water ofcondensation in order to prevent an excessive wetting of the surfacebeing brushed. 'The portionof the guard element 15 which extends beyondthe side and end edges of the brush head, will' prevent live steam fromvcontacting with and injuring the hand or arm of the operator.

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ISA AC KRSGHENBUM.

